On the Market: November 2013

Las Vegas

Property Values: The one-and-a-half-acre plot has a guesthouse and looks out onto the Mojave Desert.

Photo: Scott Mayoral

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Las Vegas

STATS
4 BEDROOMS
4 BATHS
2 HALF BATHS
8,100 SQ. FT.
$12 MILLION

Pedigree: A striking composition of steel and glass planes, this prefab residence was designed by the Los Angeles architecture firm Marmol Radziner in 2009. Its free-flowing layout, oriented around a lap pool, incorporates several covered terraces that promote indoor-outdoor living. This being Vegas, the home doesn’t lack for wow moments, among them a screening room and an underground basketball court.

Photo: Scott Mayoral

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Las Vegas

Talking point: The dwelling comes with its very own Skyspace installation by artist James Turrell.

Ojai, California

STATS
8 BEDROOMS
5 BATHS
3 Half BATHS
7,500 SQ. FT.
$9 MILLION

Pedigree: Paul Revere Williams—a legendary architect who made his name devising homes for Hollywood stars—conceived this Spanish Colonial Revival home in 1929. Commissioned by glass tycoon William Ford, the rambling residence features a central courtyard that is perfect for entertaining. Both the house and its grounds recently underwent an extensive four-year renovation, giving fresh life to the carved-wood ceilings, original hardware, and other notable details.

Ojai, California

Bridgewater, Vermont

STATS
4 BEDROOMS
3.5 BATHS
3,500 SQ. FT.
$1.8 MILLION

Pedigree: Presiding over this New England farmstead is a Cape Cod–style house that dates from the 1940s. Handsome wainscoting, painted pine floors, and exposed hand-hewn beams lend country charm to the interiors, highlighted by the living room’s substantial stone hearth.

Photo: Greg Premru

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Bridgewater, Vermont

Property Values: The 30-acre compound includes three postcard-worthy barns, one of which has been converted into a two-bedroom apartment.

Bridgewater, Vermont

Amagansett, New York

STATS
4 BEDROOMS
3.5 BATHS
> 3,400 SQ. FT.
$5.3 MILLION

Pedigree: This award-winning 2008 modernist abode was created by Bates Masi + Architects, a Hamptons firm known for marrying artful materials and arresting forms in residences on Long Island’s East End. Capped with a gable roof and punctuated by a concrete chimney, the exterior is divided visually between the shingled upper story and the ground level, expanses of which are clad in oak surveyor’s stakes that have been woven into textured siding. Inside, sleek surfaces prevail, among them marble kitchen counters, ipe-wood floors, and a polished-steel fireplace surround in the living room.

Property Values: A winding driveway steers visitors through woodlands to the secluded two-acre parcel, where a bluestone-coped pool beckons.

Talking Point: The home’s central stairwell is enclosed by what looks like translucent stone but is in fact glass embedded with seashells—a nod to local beaches.

Hydra, Greece

STATS
5 BEDROOMS
5.5 BATHS
6,800 SQ. FT.
$8 MILLION

Pedigree: Perched high above the island’s main port, this 19th-century villa—once home to a prominent shipping family—blends nicely into its rustic environs, thanks to a traditional masonry façade and a tiled roof. Marble floors, sculptural fireplaces, and intricately carved wood ceilings distinguish the bright and airy rooms, many of which enjoy sweeping vistas of the aquamarine Aegean Sea.

Photo courtesy of Ploumis-Sotiropoulos

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Hydra, Greece

Property Values: Measuring slightly more than an acre, the lush grounds boast spacious terraces, a picturesque grape arbor overlooking the swimming pool, two guesthouses, and an additional cottage for staff.

Photo courtesy of Ploumis-Sotiropoulos

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Hydra, Greece

Talking Point: The most remarkable room in the house just might be the luxurious master bath, where a marble tub is centered beneath a dramatic timber dome and encircled by trellis-lined floor-to-ceiling windows.

Los Angeles

STATS
4 BEDROOMS
4 BATHS
2,700 SQ. FT.
$1.8 MILLION

Pedigree: Designed in 1958 by the pioneering Swedish-born architect Greta Magnusson Grossman, this midcentury-modern home ranks among the largest of her residential projects, only a handful of which remain standing. Once published in the influential magazine Arts & Architecture, the low-slung glass-and-steel gem features an open plan and window walls that showcase spectacular views of the city. A lower-level guest suite has been added to the structure, and the original Grossman-conceived furnishings can be purchased for an additional price.

Photo: Chad King

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Los Angeles

Property Values: Less than an acre, the site accommodates a kidney-shaped pool.

Malibu, California

STATS
5 BEDROOMS
5 BATHS
3,400 SQ. FT.
$22 MILLION

Pedigree: In 1968 architect John Lautner crafted this daring beachside house, whose unique profile made it an instant local icon. Reminiscent of two converging waves, the curving concrete roof yields a series of irregularly shaped spaces, including the sheltered lap pool adjacent to the glass-walled living area. The current owner, Michael LaFetra—a film producer and specialist in the restoration of 20th-century architecture—undid previous alterations and returned the building to Lautner’s vision, even adding three sleeping lofts that were in the original plans.

Photo: Michael Mcnamara

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Malibu, California

Property Values: Located in Malibu Colony, a prominent gated community, the less-than-one-acre plot features 37 feet of ocean frontage.

London

STATS
3 BEDROOMS
2 BATHS
2 HALF BATHS
2,600 SQ. FT.
$7.7 MILLION

Pedigree: This early-18th-century Georgian townhouse is on Smith Square, a highly desirable Westminster enclave that surrounds St. John’s concert hall. The home was completed by John Mackreth, the same builder responsible for many of the neighboring residences. Period details such as painted wood paneling and stone fireplaces reinforce the stately presence of the four-story brick edifice, which underwent a thorough restoration by the current owners in 1998.

Photo: Neil Shirreff

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London

Property Values: A quiet rear courtyard leads to a lovely garden pavilion. Topped with a tentlike roof, the folly would make an ideal office, guest room, or entertaining space.

Photo: Neil Shirreff

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London

Talking Point: Unlike many other historic dwellings nearby, this one retains its original layout, with the second level devoted to a floor-through master suite.